A pair of aging boxing rivals are coaxed out of retirement to fight one final bout, thirty years after their last match.A pair of aging boxing rivals are coaxed out of retirement to fight one final bout, thirty years after their last match.A pair of aging boxing rivals are coaxed out of retirement to fight one final bout, thirty years after their last match.
- Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination
Rich Little
- Boxing Announcer
- (voice)
Ireland Baldwin
- Young Sally
- (as Ireland Basinger Baldwin)
Storyline
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- TriviaMost people think this film was a Sylvester Stallone project, but according to Robert De Niro he got the script first and quickly came to the conclusion that Stallone would be the best choice to play his opponent. Stallone himself was actually quite reluctant to do the film at first, as he did not want to parody Rocky (1976) and De Niro had to talk him into it. Stallone claimed that he had a harder than usual time training for the role since he was taking a break from action roles and had stopped working out as much as he normally does.
- GoofsBilly mentioned his dealership is open on Sundays, but it is illegal to open a car dealership on Sunday in Pennsylvania.
- Quotes
[from trailer]
Lightning: Hey Webster, show a little respect!
Dante Slate, Jr.: I choose to believe that you just called me Webster because of my dictionary-sized vocabulary, *not* because of my height and race!
Lightning: Nope, it's because you're short and black!
Dante Slate, Jr.: What was Jesus like? I'm curious. Was he cool?
- Crazy creditsThere are two scenes in the closing credits: Razor, Lightning and Slate watch Kid perform on Dancing with the Stars (2005), and later Slate arranges a rematch between Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield.
- ConnectionsEdited from Rocky (1976)
- SoundtracksBlending Soul
Written by Leonard Lenaburg and Michael Liggins
Performed by Soul Blenders
Courtesy of Fervor Records Vintage Masters
Featured review
Grudge Match is an entirely satisfying popcorn flick that is good for just about any kind of movie-goer. The laughs are thoughtful, consistent, and sometimes enormous. There are some genuinely side-splitting moments here. And it's not just laughs; the story is sincere and emotionally driven, with excellent acting across the board to bolster it. There are essentially two story lines here in parallel to each other that occasionally intertwine so the plot stays interesting, granting the movie a little more to offer than your usual comedy. The movie had heart and if you let it, Grudge Match will win you over. I don't want to go too much into detail because I really encourage viewers to go in and check it out for themselves. Bring your low expectations if that's what you have because it certainly doesn't hurt. I just can''t believe this movie is doing so poorly in the box office, because it was in the very least a solid film with everything executed right. Go see it, and if you like it then see it again because Grudge Match deserves a much better reputation than it's getting.
- sharpobject2424
- Jan 3, 2014
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Box office
- Budget
- $40,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $29,807,260
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $7,021,993
- Dec 29, 2013
- Gross worldwide
- $44,907,260
- Runtime1 hour 53 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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